Turkey

Sash

18th century
linen(?), plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in long and short, stem, fishbone, and satin stitches; applied gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk edging at warp ends; silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk buttonhole variation edging along weft edge
155 × 18.5 cm (61 × 7.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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